Wayne was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA.
He attended Temple University in Philadelphia and received a BS degree. After university he lived in Africa for 3 years. He arrived in Houston, Texas in 1975 for a “short stay” and has been there ever since.
Wayne was the top salesman with a real estate company in the late 70’s and early 80’s In 1986 Wayne and his wife, Jackie, opened Wayne Murray Realtors, one the leading independent realtors in the Houston real estate market.
In January of 2004, Wayne Murray Properties joined Weichert, Realtors as an affiliate.
Wayne is a member of Houston Association of Realtors, Texas Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, & Texas Real Estate Teachers Program.
He has taught real estate at the University of Houston, Houston Community College, San Jacinto Community College, and Champions School of Real Estate. He was one of the first teachers in Texas to instruct in both ABR and MCE.
Wayne is the present Vice Chairman of HAR Credit Union. He has served HAR in the areas of Government Affairs, Political Affairs, Public Relations and Realtor Education in Texas.
Presently Wayne is serving on the Greater Houston Partnership, is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and The Rotary.
Finally, he and Jackie have 37 real estate agents. Their company today is Weichert, Realtors Wayne Murray Properties. The company is pro-active in the community and has been involved in local charities such as Toys for Tots, Houston Habitat for Humanity, Amigos De Dios and Quail Valley Church.
WEICHERT, REALTORS Wayne Murray Properties is in the top 50 companies in HAR MLS. HAR membership is 3,000 companies with 20,000 members.